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Founded in Albuquerque in April 1975 by the famous duo of founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is today one of the biggest global IT companies. More than five decades after its inception, the company is now the world's third most valuable enterprise by market cap.

Computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics are the core business of Microsoft, but the company is also focused on cloud computing services and video games as well.
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Blue Prism rolls out new intelligent automation offering

Wed, 11th Sep 2019
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Blue Prism has launched its connected-RPA offering Enterprise V6.6, which is optimised for the cloud and designed to provide speed, security and usability.
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USB4 is coming, and it's based on Thunderbolt

Mon, 9th Sep 2019
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The non-profit USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) is preparing for the launch of USB4, with new specifications for its design and use.
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Te Ao Māori gets Minecraft experience for Kiwi schools

Mon, 9th Sep 2019
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What better way to inspire children to flex their tongue than to take the language directly to a popular classroom learning tool: Minecraft.
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Vocus adds Hawaiki capacity, network upgrades

Wed, 4th Sep 2019
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Vocus boosts its network with additional Hawaiki cable capacity and significant upgrades, enhancing service quality for Australian and New Zealand customers.
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Gartner names Trend Micro leader in endpoint protection platforms

Tue, 3rd Sep 2019
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The endpoint is increasingly the frontline in the war against cyber-threats and IT teams are overwhelmed by the volume of alerts they must manage.
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Snowflake expands in ANZ with 17 new partners in 12 months

Mon, 2nd Sep 2019
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Snowflake expands in Australia and New Zealand with 17 new channel partners, offering data-driven innovation at lower cost.
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VMware launches software-defined networking and security stack built for multi-cloud

Wed, 28th Aug 2019
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VMware networking and security portfolio delivers more automation, compliance, visibility, and scale across the data centre, cloud, branch and edge.
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VMware announces new features on Workspace ONE platform

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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VMware introduces enhanced security, multi-cloud VDI features, and concierge services for its Workspace ONE platform, aiming to boost productivity.
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VMware unlocks future of hybrid IT with new offerings

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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VMware developed its VMCloud to unlock the future of hybrid IT and deliver customers' application needs through hybrid cloud.
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Surge in uptake of VMware on AWS, survey reports

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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Enterprises are expressing growing interest in cloud platforms such as VMware Cloud on AWS, according to managed service provider Faction.
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Magic Quadrant gives insight into ongoing Cloud Wars

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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Microsoft and Google join top dog AWS in the Leaders quadrant, while Alibaba Cloud, IBM and Oracle are coming up as Niche Players.
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HCL - the Global IT company with a growing ANZ presence

Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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HCL, founded 43 years ago and based in India, is strengthening its footprint in Australia and New Zealand, employing over 1,960 people across ANZ.
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Sennheiser's business ceiling microphone certified for Microsoft Teams

Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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Sennheiser's ceiling microphone the TeamConnect Ceiling 2 is now part of the official Microsoft Teams Rooms offer.
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NVIDIA's ray tracing graphics are coming to Minecraft

Tue, 20th Aug 2019
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Prepare your pixel spades, because Minecraft is the latest game to get the real-time ray tracing treatment, thanks to NVIDIA and Microsoft.
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Rubrik enters data governance and disaster recovery orchestration market

Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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Sonar addresses the intensifying risk of data privacy breaches and compliance penalties by applying machine learning to discover sensitive data.
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Microsoft and CyberArk lead GlobalData identity management theme

Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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Both companies gained the highest score for the identity management theme in GlobalData's Thematic Scorecard for the security software sector.
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ThousandEyes adds Alibaba Cloud to cloud monitoring capabilities

Mon, 19th Aug 2019
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This increased coverage builds on ThousandEyes' fleet of Cloud Agents that provide global monitoring vantage points from major cloud providers.
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Microsoft to partners - 6 business opportunities in 2019

Fri, 16th Aug 2019
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Microsoft outlines six lucrative business opportunities for its 300,000 partners in 2019, as commercial success hinges on collaborative growth and innovation.
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Former Revera chief to lead Leaven, Spark's new DX consulting firm

Tue, 13th Aug 2019
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Spark launches Leaven, a new digital transformation consultancy led by ex-Revera CEO Robin Cockayne, with a focus on cloud adoption and innovation.
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Exeed to distribute Samsung NZ's entire line of business products

Tue, 13th Aug 2019
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Exeed will now distribute Samsung New Zealand's full range of business products, including mobile phones, strengthening their IT distribution coverage.